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Fri, 21 Jan 2022 02:17:07 GMT
ANZ expects house prices to fall by 7 per cent this year
House prices will fall more than expected this year, but affordability issues will not ease any time soon, ANZ economists say.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:41:26 GMT
ACC claims for home workout injuries more than triple to over $1m post-Covid
Kiwis have embraced exercising at home since Covid-19 hit, but those home workouts bring increased risk.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:12:14 GMT
New Zealand Red Cross on alert after global database hacked
The database used to reconnect families split by war was hacked this week, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 02:00:35 GMT
WorkSafe investigating Wellington's Prefab cafe over Covid compliance
Customers are dining at Prefab, but serving staff are not wearing masks or checking vaccine passes.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 05:26:03 GMT
Māori leaders say Government is not prepared for Omicron
Tamariki vaccination rates are not high enough and whānau haven’t the time or resources to “stock up” for an Omicron outbreak, the Iwi Chairs Forum says.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 03:48:20 GMT
'I’m going to get him': Driver escapes jail after breaking man’s back in hit-and-run
After Tamati Ruru woke up to find his car’s window smashed, he drove to the victim’s home to confront him. He ended up breaking the man’s back.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 01:19:07 GMT
Covid-19: Speaker Trevor Mallard urges people to 'stock up' ahead of Omicron outbreak
The speaker's comments have been applauded by some, but others say it encourages panic buying.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:32:20 GMT
Tonga eruption: First photos from New Zealand Navy's arrival in disaster zone
HMNZS Wellington crew are doing water quality and infrastructure checks while awaiting the arrival of a second ship, carrying 25,000 litres of water.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 02:52:02 GMT
Fiji deaths: Christchurch man sentenced to life in prison for murdering family of five
Mohammed Raheesh Isoof will serve at least 20 years for fatally poisoning a family of five found dead on a clifftop.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 04:15:12 GMT
Family still waiting for urgent MIQ exemption to save daughter's arm
A Kiwi father in Papua New Guinea is still waiting desperately for an MIQ exemption, so his 9-year-old daughter can get urgent surgery on her shattered arm.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 03:08:18 GMT
Wellington man missing for eight days found safe in forest
Sean Murrihy's family feared the worst after he was last seen more than a week ago, before heading to the rugged Remutaka Forest Park.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:32:43 GMT
Two families escape house fire in rural Canterbury caused by electrical fault
One person was treated for possible smoke inhalation after being inside a rural Canterbury house in Kirwee when a fire broke out.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:09:22 GMT
While some 'panic buy' ahead of Omicron, what happens to families on the poverty line?
One 24-year-old solo mum was at home with her son watching everyone panic buy, knowing there was no way she could do that: "I still only had my $50 to spend on food.”

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 06:45:26 GMT
Samoa prepares to fly former prime minister to New Zealand for medical care
Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi was too ill to attend parliament this week, and preparations are under way for him to receive urgent care in Aotearoa.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 06:44:21 GMT
Crews fight second suspicious bush fire on Tasman island
Police and fire investigators are looking into a second fire on Goat Island, off the coast of Riwaka, on Friday afternoon.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 06:42:18 GMT
Climber injured after falling down crevasse in Golden Bay
A helicopter was called to Pōhara, in the Tasman region, after reports of a person falling into a crevasse.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 06:23:36 GMT
The Royal Treatment: Dunedin shines in Netflix's flimsy, forgettable rom-com farce
REVIEW: While the Edinburgh of the South proves adept at standing in for New York and fictional principalities, the story and accents are truly terrible.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 06:13:39 GMT
Students and staff at most of NZ's universities must be vaccinated for new term
Students and staff at most of New Zealand's universities will need to be vaccinated for the new term.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 05:36:18 GMT
Auckland traffic live: Six car crash on Northern Motorway near Northcote
Up to six vehicles are blocking lanes on the Northern Motorway heading north after a multi-vehicle crash.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 05:34:17 GMT
Otago woman gives birth to baby girl four weeks after partner killed in helicopter crash
The moment Janelle Hazeldine first held her daughter is when she knew the true meaning of “bittersweet”.



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